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|[[Steven Spielberg]] | |[[Steven Spielberg]] | ||
|Nicknamed "Woke Side Story," this movie is so "[[woke]]" that the audience is denied English subtitles during the Spanish dialog. | |Nicknamed "Woke Side Story," this movie is so "[[woke]]" that the audience is denied English subtitles during the Spanish dialog. | ||
| − | |" | + | |"Lost 63.2 million of its 100 million dollar budget" in 2021,<ref>https://screenrant.com/biggest-movie-box-office-bombs-2021/</ref> plus a massive loss on marketing and promotion expenses. |
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|''Heaven’s Gate'' (1980) | |''Heaven’s Gate'' (1980) | ||
|Michael Cimino | |Michael Cimino | ||
|Disparaging portrayal of ranchers opposing immigrants; a tedious 3 hours and 39 minutes long, the movie contains offensive sexual violence and senseless nudity. | |Disparaging portrayal of ranchers opposing immigrants; a tedious 3 hours and 39 minutes long, the movie contains offensive sexual violence and senseless nudity. | ||
| − | | | + | |Box office revenue of only $3.4M on a production budget of $44M. |
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| + | |''Dumbo'' (2019) | ||
| + | |Tim Burton | ||
| + | |An attempt at a "politically correct" version of the original, it achieved a 46% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] and was generally criticized by movie reviewers. | ||
| + | |Needed $500M to break even, came in at $353.5M estimated worldwide for a huge loss. | ||
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| Movie | Director | Explanation | Estimated Loss |
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| West Side Story (2021) | Steven Spielberg | Nicknamed "Woke Side Story," this movie is so "woke" that the audience is denied English subtitles during the Spanish dialog. | "Lost 63.2 million of its 100 million dollar budget" in 2021,[1] plus a massive loss on marketing and promotion expenses. |
| Heaven’s Gate (1980) | Michael Cimino | Disparaging portrayal of ranchers opposing immigrants; a tedious 3 hours and 39 minutes long, the movie contains offensive sexual violence and senseless nudity. | Box office revenue of only $3.4M on a production budget of $44M. |
| Dumbo (2019) | Tim Burton | An attempt at a "politically correct" version of the original, it achieved a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was generally criticized by movie reviewers. | Needed $500M to break even, came in at $353.5M estimated worldwide for a huge loss.
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